Emergency safety support for brake beams



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fs. A. RoNE EMERGENCY SAFETY SUPPORT FOR BRAKE'BAMS Filed Aug. 1e 1924 3Sheena-sheet l2 s. A'. CRONE EMERGENCY SAFETY SUPPORT Fon BRAKE 13E-AmsSept. l, 1925.y

Filed Auz. 1e 1924. s snetg-sheet 3 E mm Patented Sept. 1, i925.

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Appleman fmeamu'gusme, m44 'fserial:interresse` I To all' whomtf'myoon/6em.' A 1 fBe it known that-I, Siam Gnoimgia citizen of AtheUnited-iSta-tes; alndr lairesident "of: Grange, in theicoufntyfof'fEssexlajndiStateiof New Jersey,`have inventedvcertain new miduseful- Improvements` in yEnfiergen'oy Saifety Supports JiEor #Brake*Beamsyof Wlricfhvy the following isV alspec'iioation. l

vThe invention @pertains to. rail-Way brake beams 'end yparticularly ito tnovel auxiliary or emergency supporting Ibarsfextendingibe.- 10W:und vto receive the brakefbearns in` the event that` szt'id bezunsshouldbeoomefdetache'd fromtheirlhetngings; xoneipurpose of theinventionl `bein'gto prevent,Y iniloase` of accident, 'the' brake beamsfrom'fellingi Lun.- der Y' the wlheels, fderailment lbeing thus avoided.i

Af further Iobj ect y ofi the invention resides in f the i Combinationwith thelauxiliary vor emergency-bars of 4 means lor. preventing,1 inthel event ofaooident toV 'thebbrake beam hangers, :the Carryingupwardly byfrthe Wheels f of the` detaohedf brake 'lbeaunsx 3A urtherfindilin'iportilnt'z :part fof thehinv'ention resides in'themeans"liiliaveeprov-id'ed for securing theV auxiliary; or.v emergency bars totl'ie'bottomuof"the springuplankfithese ineensE 's bein'g ada'ptedi toAveryV ifirmlylfolzmip the? auxiliary emergency fbars, Whether :in one-piece'lor two pieces, against?.thefbottonrjolia usuali forni' 'of'spring plank, `and also,\\vvhen necessary; toperinittheiconvenientremoval fof seid bers. romf therspringsplank;subh 'removalin 'ai speedy und' oonvenientfmanner being desirable' in theevent'theteitfshouldbe 'necessary to 'unhan'ga"brakebea1nfforvTepa'irfpi'irp'o'ses. i

The invention"\vill bef-'fully understood 'fr'oin the detaileddescription hereinafter presented, reference being had totliejieo l companyin'g: drawings; in "which:

pertlygbrokeni away; throu h thessamef, Itf1/ken en the dotted une gl 1;

A for? Fig# 6, flligi f3 illustrating Ythe,fia'uxilimy emergency'-.forvsafety bar l in ',tfWof;-`p2trts i `lfiin-Ysteidooifione:integnelfpergionecof saidvparfts beingshow-nfaslfullyuolamped in position, and the other Lpa'rti iin frits',infitia'lf. introdustory;y .positionLready toibe iolarrnpedl intolilixed engagement-With :the :spring plankubyf e7 trnsverse'olampingvpain to bei hereinafter de'-y sorifbedy. Y f I fFi-g. 14 is atvivertioall transverse .fseetion partly i broken venray, Htlnrough ythe i:spring plankwand sadj acentipartsfxtaken fon :thef dottedrlfinef-l-'offFignfl; j

Figov 5fisr1a viewfcorr'espondin'g WithgFig'. 3, fbut' showing the;audiliary or sffety'pfbars in their olampedirelation'ltothe spring plankend'sasubeing; 'bridged :under ltet the-ir' inner adjoining )portionsby; :i ohannelibridgefpieee,

which 1is absent-romtheconstructionsshown Y .iniFigsj lfftofi inclusive;v

f f 6 is: awtopv vieWg-partly broken fwwyg, of e oar; truck equipped'with the: vfetttures. 'of my linyenftionu shown Amore:ziiullyl in 1'Eigs :l toflininclusive n Y 'Fig' .7 ywiss 'a verticallftrensverse:{sec/tion 'on ai :larger-'scale ithroughfs al'porztionf of thea cartruck @and '.Siillustrfiting Vthe @construction fEig. Sesfffa vertieel'Jtrensversefsectiom on sor portion fo iev cari truck 'embodying thedeal' Y tures offuny: ,inventioml andi illustrating the .auxiliaryor? 5emergency bar fin ione: integr l pieceseidjbarzfbeingsoambenedrupvmrdlymttt fits= 'oentralt portionflFig. l 19; :illustrating: theinitialsfoondition of ithefbar; prior ft`ov the apllpli'oition theretoyf the: 'clamping pins'whioh,

vwhen applied serve to .bindzithe .bervagain'st .ther-flowersurfaceaofff'thef:spring vplank rrEi'gs. E". 10i and 11 :nire :verticaltransverse :sections corresponding Withit-Figs. i 7? and,r f8,

but illustrating iurther :modifiefli ffoimisuof `:theiziuziliaryfonemergencyisafety han;

- of if a; spring #pl-ank' ende auxiliaix'yzforfeinering the bottomconnection rod of the car brake mechanism, in the event that the partssupporting or positioning said rod should become displaced;

Fig. 13 is a vertical transverse section through the car truck taken onthe dotted line 13-13 of Fig. 12, and

Fig. 14 is a vertical longitudinal section through a portion of the sametaken on thev dotted line 14--14 of Fig. 13.

In the drawings, 20 designates aconventional form of spring plank, 21portions of inside hung trussed brake beams of usual character, and V22the .bottom connection rodl for the brake levers, these parts being ofusual or any suitable type.

Vith reference to Figs.Y 1, 2, 4'and 6,

I would say that the invention resides in the novel auxiliary 'oremergency bars 23, 24, and in the means for securing these bars in adetachable manner to the spring plank 20, said means comprisingtwoparallel angle bars 25, securedlongitudinally of the truck and to thespring. plank 2O by means of drivets 26,V whichV extend' through thespring plank and through the' horizontal flanges 27 of said angle bars.

The-bars 23, 24 extend longitudinally at each side of the truck, and"said bars Aare .wardly from. the upperendY ofthev member V29wher'ebythe bars 23,124'at their outer end 'portions form 'yokes or cages withinwhich thecompression members 31.of the brake beams are freely heldcaptive, said i' t yokesk or cages permittingof the requisite movementsof thefcompression members 31, and, inthe .eventi of accident to the,brake hangers, preventing said beams from falling to the track orroadbed and also preventing the beams riding upwardly inthe event thatthe brake beams yshould become -detached from their. hangers. '.ByIforming the bars '23, 24 channel shape inV cross-section, yI se- .curegreat strength in said bars without undue weight ofmetal.

The parallel angle bars 25 receive between their vertical depending-iianges 32 the lower innerl end portions ofthe bars 23, 24, and saidflanges V32V at their lower central portions Vare bent inwardlytowardeach other to form brackets 33, as shown in F ig; 4,

which serve .as supports for the adjoining inner end portions ofthemembers: 28 of the ybars23,24. The bars-23'` 24 are supportedadjacent tothe edges of the spring plank -20 and-firmly bound inposition by clamping pins 34, which extend through aligned v aperturesformed in the flanges 32 of the angle bars 25 and have on one end a head35 and at the other end being tapered or wedge-shaped, as at 36. Theflanges of the bars 23, 24 located at the pins 34, are flanged inwardly,as at 37, said'flanges 37 not only forming extended surfaces vto beengaged by the pins 34, but in their formation cre-- ating recesses 38(F ig. 3) receiving the upper surfaces of the pins 34 and serving aslocks for securing the: bars 23, 24 against endwise movement. The bars23, 24 lit tightly between the lower surfaces of the spring plank 20 andthe bracket-S33 and also snugly fit betweenV the flanges 32 ,of the an-vgle bars 25, and said bars 23, 24 become veryfirmly secured by means ofthe pins 34 which firmly force the bars upwardly against the bottom ofthe spring plank 20. In order to ensure the firm binding ofv the innerend portions of the members 28 of the bars 23, 24 against the bottom ofthe spring plank, I curve the upper surfaces of the inner end portionsofsaid members 28, as at 39, and compel the pins 34 to substantiallystraighten out the curved portions of said members on the application ofsaid pins to position, as I illustrate in Fig. 3, wherein the left handpin 34 is shownA as having been driven toits final position binding theadjacent member 28 against the lower surface ofthe spring plank, whileat the right hand side of Fig. 3 I illustrate the, initial position ofthe bar 24 prior to the yapplicaltion of the right hand pin 34 toposition,

and at the right hand side vof F ig. 3 it'will A be'seen that the innerend of the bar 24 is on the'bracket 33 and that the pin when driven intothe right hand apertures must act in the nature Y.of a wedge and forcethe bar 24 upwardly against the spring plank in opposition to thetension afforded bythe camber or curve 39, whereby the bar 24 becomesspring-pressed, against the spring plank 20 and'between said plank andthe securing pin 34. By the means andin the l,

manner just described the inner end portions of the members 28 of thebars 23, 24 become very rigidly held, but either bar may be-readilyremoved by driving the pin 34 'engaging it from the flanges 32 of thebars 25. f

The pins 34 are equipped with usual cotter keys 40, and also with a lock.41 to prevent cotter keys should become broken or detached.k The lock41y is formed of sheet metal and comprisesa body portion 42 having atoneend an upturned apertured member 43 and at the other end asimilar up-.the escape of the pins inthe event that the turned apertured member44carrying at its upper end an extension A45y which is lin-ally bentover against the head 35 of the pin 34. In assembling the parts of the100k 4l is,

'- toreceivethelowerheads of the rivets 62 spring plank instead, as inFig. 6, along oney edge of said plank.

In all of the forms of my invention, hereinbefore described, theauxiliary or emergency safety bar is secured between parallel dependingflanges by means of the locking pins84, said flanges being riveted tothe spring plank and said bar being reinovable on the withdrawal of saidlocking pins 34, which are preferably equipped with the pin locks 41 andare adapted for use in supporting the hanger for the bottom brakeleverconnection-rod.

In the several forms of my invention the auxiliary or emergency safetybars when released by the locking pins 34 may beimmediatelyVV loweredfrom the spring plank and removed to any convenient location; the safetybars may also be conveniently replaced in position and be quickly andpositively locked in such position by the means I have hereinbeforedescribed and vwhich will not be prejudicially adected by the vibration.of the truck. f f

What I claim as myinventionand desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

V1. In a car truck having a spring plank and inside hung brake-beams,auxiliary or emerging safety bars extending longitudinally below thebeams and means removably securing said bars to the spring plankcomprising parallel depending flanges riveted to the spring plank andVreceiving said bars between them and being correspondingly aperturedbelow said bars, and transverse pinsl "driven through said apertures andforcibly binding said bars in position.

2. In a car truck havingl a spring plank and inside hung brake-beams,auxiliary or emergency safety bars extending longitudi- Y nally lbelowthe "beams and means removably securing said bars to the spring .plankcomprising parallel depending flanges riveted'to the spring plank andreceiving said bars between them ,and being correspondingly aperturedbelow said bars, and transverse pins driven through said apertures andforcibly binding said bars in position, said bars being recessed attheir lower sides to interlockv with said pins.

3. In a car truck having a spring plank and inside hung brake-beams,auxiliary or emergency safety bars extending longitudinally below'thebeams and means removably securing said bars to the spring plankcomprising parallel depending flanges riveted to the spring plank andreceiving said bars between them and being correspondingly aperturedbelow said bars, and transverse pins driven through said apertures andforcibly binding said bars in position, said bars being upwardlycambered below the spring plank and tofbe straightened out on and by theapplication of the pins to position.

4. In a car truck having a spring plank and inside hung brake-beams,auxiliary or emergency safety bars extending longitudinally below thebeams and means removably securing said bars to the spring plankcomprisingparallel depending flanges riveted tothe spring plank andreceiving said bars between them and ybeing correspondingly aperturedbelow said bars, andtransverse pins driven through said apertures andforcibly binding said bars in position, said pins having a head on oneend' and being tapered on the other end.

5. In a car truck having a spring plank and inside hung brake-beams,auxiliary or emergency safety bars extending longitudinally below thebeams and means removably securing said bars to the spring plankcomprising` parallel depending flanges riveted to the spring plank andreceiving said bars between them and being correspondingly aperturedbelow said bars, and transverse pins driven through said apertures andforcibly binding said bars in position, said pins having a head on oneend and rbeing equipped with a cotter rkey at the otherV end and alsohaving a lock for preventing the loss of the pin should the cotter keybecome displaced, said lock bridgceive the pin and having an extensionto be bent over against the head of the pin.

6. In a car truck having la spring plank and inside hung brake-beams,auxiliary or emergency safety bars extending longitudinally below thebeams and means removably securing said bars to the spring plankcomlprising parallel depending flanges riveted to the spring plank andreceiving said bars between them and being correspondingly aperturedbelow said bars, and transverse pins driven through said apertures andforcibly binding said barsY in position, said flanges being at peintsformed with inwardly ex- -tending brackets to afford supports` for saidbars. I

7. In a car truck having a spring plank and inside hung brake-beams,auxiliary or emergency safety bars extending longitudinally belowV thebeams and means remgv.

ably securing said fbars to the .spring plank, said barsattheir outer;ends being extended upwardly and then :inwardly to .form yokes confiningthecompression members ofthe beams.

8. Ina cartruck. having'a, spring plank and inside hung brake-beams,auxiliary or emergency safety bars extending longitudinally below thebeams `and means removably securing said barsto the spring plank, saidbars at their outer ends being extended ,upwardlyl and then inwardly toform yokes confining. the compression members of the beams, the meanssecuring said barsbeing depending flanges secured4 to the` spring plankand receiving said bars between them and beingcorresjondingly aperturedvbelow said bars, and transverse pins driven through said. aperturesand4 forcibly binding said bars in. position. Y

Y9. In aA car truckhaving a springplank and inside hung brake-beams,auxiliary or emergency safety bars extending longitudinally below thebeams andnieans removably securing said bars to thespring plank,saidbars atV their outer endsbeing extended upwardly andV theninwardly to`forni ryokes confining the compression members'of` the beams, the meanssecuring saidbars being depending flanges secured to the spring plank.andLreceiving said bars Abetween them and being correspondinglyapertured -below said bars, andl transverse pins driven through saidapertures andv forcibly binding vsaid'fbars in position, said llanges,being at points pressed inwardly to form brackets for supportingvsaidfbars. yf

10. In a-car truck having a` spring plank and? inside hung brake-beams',auxiliary or emergency safety barsfextending longitudinally below thebeams and means removably securing said' bars to the spring plank, Vsaidbars at their outer endsbeingext'ended upwardly and. then inwardly toform yokes confining the compression members of the beams, the meanssecuring said bars being depending flanges secured to the spring plankand receiving said bars between them and being correspondingly aperturedbelow said bars, and transverse pins driven through said apertures andforcibly binding said bars in position, said bars being recessed tointerlock with said pins, and said flanges being pressed inwardly toform brackets to afford supports for saidvbars.

1l. In a car truck having a spring plank and inside hung brake-beams,auxiliary or emergency safety bars extending longitudinally below thebeams and means removably securing said bars to tlie spring plank,saidbars at their outer ends being extended upwardly and then inwardlyto form yokes conning the compression members of the beams, said bars ateach side vof the truck benally below tliebeainsand means reinov ing intwo independently removable Se@-i tions.; y f

12.; Inka car truck hav-ing ars'pring plank and inside hungVbrake-lo,eaifns, K auxiliary or emergency safety bars extendinglongitudi nallybelow kthe beams and means removably securing. said barstothe spring.planlnusaidl bars at their enter endsbeingv. extended upfwardly and then inwardlyy .toy formy yekes confiningfthelcoinpressionmembersjofr; the f; e v

beams, saidbars at each side of the'truck be-` ingrin two independentlyremovable, seCfiQIiS, andthe-.means securing said; bars being, de:pending gflanges secured to the spring plank and, receiving the 'ghorizontal; memberso-f i said bars vbetween them,- and transverseextending, through said flangesbelow-said bars and; forcibly bindingrsaid r bars .invl posin tion. y Y,

13. In a car truck; having a spring plank and inside hung brake-beams,auxiliary or emergency safety barsl extending-.lon'gi id iL nally-belowthefbeams and-'ineans. r l Aov,- ablyk securing saidfbarsjto the -springplank, said bars at their,outereiidsbeing', extend,- ed upwardly andthen inwardly Ite fonin yokes confining tliecompressionir mbers of thebeanis, said bars at each side of emrnck .being in twoindependently'reinoiableysecf tions and the means.I securdingbars beingydepending Vflangesy secured to the spring plank andi receiving thehorizontal membersl of said bars between them, and transverse --pinsextending through ,said flanges below Said-,bars .aildffmcbly bindingSaid bars iHriwStOH, Seid flaesafat their llowermiddle edgeportionsybeing vfllngezd 14.v Ina car .truck-shaving?,-

and inside liu-ngbrake-beams, 'auxiliaryl` yor emergency-,safetybars'extending lcngitudi-V securing said bars to the, spningzplavnk,said bars at their outer ends being extended upwardly and then inwardlyto form yokes confining the compressionv members of the beams, said barsat each sideof the truck being in two independently removable sections,and the means securingy said bars being depending flanges secured to thespring plank and receiving the horizontal members of said bars betweenthem and transverse pins extending through said flanges below said barsand forcibly binding said bars inv position, said bars being of channelformation and being recessed to enter into, interlocking engagement withsaid pins.

15. In a carrtruck having a spring plank and inside hung brake-beams,auxiliary or ably f iio l emergency safety bars extendinglongitudiprisin'g parallel depending flanges riveted to the springVplank and receiving said bars between them and being correspondinglyapertured below said bars and transverse pins driven through saidapertures and forcibly binding said bars in position, and a hanger forthe bottom brake connection rod hung on said pins and extendingtransversely of the truck.

16. In a car truck having a spring plank and inside hung brake-beams,auxiliary or emergency safety bars extending longitudinally below thebeams and means removably securing said bars to the spring plank, saidbars at each sideof the truck beingin two independently removablesections, and the means securing said bars being depending flangessecured to the .spring plank and receiving the inner end portions ofsaid bars between them, and pins extending through said flanges belowsaid bars and binding said bars in position, said flanges at their lowermiddle portions being pressed inwardly to form brackets for the supporto-f the adjacentinner ends of the'sections of said bars.

17. In a car truck having a spring plank emergency safety bars extendinglongitudinally below the beams and means removably securing said bars tothe spring plank, said bars at each side of the truck being in twoindependently removable sections, and the means securing said bars beingdepending flanges secured to thespring plank and receiving the inner endportions of said bars between them, vand pins extending through saidflanges below said bars and binding said bars in position, said liangesat their lower middle portions being pressed inwardly to form bracketsfor the support of the adjacent inner ends of the sections of said bars,and said sections being transversely yrecessed to enter intointerlocking engagement with said pins.

and inside hung brake-beams, auxiliary or emergency safety barsextending longitudinally below the beams, and means removably securingsaid bars to the spring plank comprising parallel depending flangesriveted to the spring plank and receiving said bars between them andbeing correspondingly apertured' below said bars and pins driven throughsaid apertures and forcibly binding said bars in position, said bars ateach side of the truck being in two independently removable sections. A

20. In a car truck having a Vspring plank and inside hung brake-beams,auxiliary or emergency safety bars extending longitudinally below thebeams, and means removably securing'said bars to the spring plankcomprising parallel depending; flanges riveted to the spring plank andreceiving said bars betweenjthem and being correspond` ingly aperturedbelow said bars and pins driven through said apertures and forciblybinding said bars in position, said bars at each side of the truck beingin two independently removable sections and of in Verted channel shapein crosssection and containing a bridge-piece crossing thel joint Abetween said sections and bound in position by said pins. i

Signed at New York city, in the county of New York and State of NewVYork, this 15th day of August A. D. 192A.l l l SETH A. GRNE.`

